Infante Alfonso of Spain

Infante Alfonso of Spain (Don Alfonso Cristino Teresa Ángelo Francisco de Asís y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón Dos-Sicilias; 3 October 1941 – 29 March 1956) was the younger brother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. He was also the youngest son of Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and the grandson of King Alfonso XIII. Early life Alfonso was born at Hotel NH Firenze Anglo American in Rome, the youngest son of the Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, and of his wife, Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. His godfather was the Infante Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón; his godmother was his father's sister Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain. Within his own family, he was called Alfonsito to distinguish him from other family members with the name Alfonso. When Alfonso was still just a baby, his family moved to Lausanne in Switzerland where they lived in the Villa Les Rocailles. In February 1946, the family moved to the Portuguese Riviera. In 1947, Alfonso visited Spain for the first time at the invitation of caudillo Francisco Franco. In 1950, he and his brother Juan Carlos were sent to study in Spain. At first, they lived in San Sebastián where a private school had been established in the Miramar Palace. In June 1954, they were received by General Franco at the Pardo Palace. Later, Alfonso and Juan Carlos attended the military academy in Zaragoza.